Compound vs Complex Sentences

This sentence consists of two independent clauses, joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Is a sentence that contains one independent and at least one dependent clause.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

The museum was very interesting, as I expected.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Cats are good pets, for they are clean and are not noisy.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

They got there early, and they got really good seats.

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

Even though he's thoroughly trained, he still makes a lot of mistakes.

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

We have never been to Asia, nor have we visited Africa.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

This word al conjunctions us in what type of sentences: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

• Complex sentences

• Compound sentences